while walking to class at my university a white male student jogs up to my friend and me and starts talking him hi you have a beautiful smile are you korean annyeong haseyo me no im chinese american sorry we have to get to class him oh he proceeds to direct ni hao ma to my korean american friend walking beside me im disappointed in myself for responding to these situations politely without addressing the issue at other people for waving these concerns away when i do speak that im asked these questions at a liberal university campus that some people believe my national and cultural identity are synonymous with my race that some people believe that all people of similar skin color are interchangeable